Transformers The Movie!

Jim_has_SkillzJim_has_Skillz Join Date: 2003-01-19 Member: 12475Members, Constellation
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<div class="IPBDescription">Oh yeah!</div> (This is about the new Transformers Movie slated for a release in the Summer of 2006, not the old 80's one)

Here is an excerpt from the press release from Hasbro Inc.

<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->PAWTUCKET, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2003--Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS) announced today that it entered into an agreement with the highly successful producers Tom DeSanto (X-Men and X2: X-Men United) and Don Murphy (currently producing 20th Century Fox's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) for a full length, live action movie based on Hasbro's enormously popular TRANSFORMERS brand.

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This movie could turn out really well done. Definately one I am waiting for. Anyways what are your guys opinions on it. Any rants, raves, etc?

Here's the full <a href='http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=has&script=411&layout=-6&item_id=421174' target='_blank'>press release</a>.
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  • SurgeSurge asda4a3sklflkgh Join Date: 2002-07-14 Member: 944Members
    Oh God. I need another knife, this one is dull.
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  • AllUrHiveRblong2usAllUrHiveRblong2us By Your Powers Combined... Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11244Members
    Since Orson Welles will not be in this one, it will obviously be teh sux.
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    Live action = cg robots. Be happy or sad at will.
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  • Seph_KimaraSeph_Kimara Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19359Members
    They'd better be GOOD CG robots...
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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    You do realise it'll probably be based off transformers armada like the game was right? =P
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    If ILM does it I'm sure they'll get it right. But anyone else, meh. Hit or miss I guess. It's certainly something people are going to raise heck about if it's done wrong.
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  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    WHERE ARE THE MINICONS?!?

    GOTTACATCHEMALL!!

    *seppuku*
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-TychoCelchuuu+Aug 1 2004, 04:38 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TychoCelchuuu @ Aug 1 2004, 04:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If ILM does it I'm sure they'll get it right. But anyone else, meh. Hit or miss I guess. It's certainly something people are going to raise heck about if it's done wrong. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Weta > ILM
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    <!--QuoteBegin-AllUrHiveRBelong2Us+Aug 1 2004, 03:05 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (AllUrHiveRBelong2Us @ Aug 1 2004, 03:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Since Orson Welles will not be in this one, it will obviously be teh sux. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I concur.
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  • RyoOhkiRyoOhki Join Date: 2003-01-26 Member: 12789Members
    Man, this has the potential to be great, but also unbearably crap. Good thing I have the old movie.

    YOU GOT THE TOUCH!

    YOU GOT THE POWER!

    YEAH!
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  • Seph_KimaraSeph_Kimara Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19359Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Ryo-Ohki+Aug 1 2004, 11:25 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Ryo-Ohki @ Aug 1 2004, 11:25 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Man, this has the potential to be great, but also unbearably crap. Good thing I have the old movie.

    YOU GOT THE TOUCH!

    YOU GOT THE POWER!

    YEAH! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    /me pats the DVD.
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-OttoDestruct+Aug 1 2004, 07:18 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (OttoDestruct @ Aug 1 2004, 07:18 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-TychoCelchuuu+Aug 1 2004, 04:38 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TychoCelchuuu @ Aug 1 2004, 04:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If ILM does it I'm sure they'll get it right. But anyone else, meh. Hit or miss I guess. It's certainly something people are going to raise heck about if it's done wrong. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Weta > ILM <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Because we all know a company that has done special effects for 8 movies, and on some of them didn't do all of the special effects, is much better than a company that has been doing the best special effects in the business since 1977 and has won 14 Oscars out of many more nominations. If I want a movie to have good cg effects, I want it to be from ILM. Not like Weta is horrible or anything.
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  • NecrosisNecrosis The Loquacious Sage Join Date: 2003-08-03 Member: 18828Members, Constellation
    No doubt they'll redesign all the Transformers, the show will be about Optimus Prime's younger brother, who's left alone on Cybertron all the time, but when Megatron traps all the older Transformers on Earths moon its up to Prime's little brother to save the day!

    Cue teenybopper version of the TF theme, performed by Busted, followed by instantly forgettable and hopelessly unTransformerlike quotes such as "lets Transformerise".













    Still, if anything, life has taught me that we should make our childhoods as fun and rich as possible, because in 2 decades some suit is going to bend it over and give it an intensive colonic irrigation.
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Necrosis+Aug 1 2004, 10:48 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Necrosis @ Aug 1 2004, 10:48 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Still, if anything, life has taught me that we should make our childhoods as fun and rich as possible, because in 2 decades some suit is going to bend it over and give it an intensive colonic irrigation. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Alternatively you could become rich and buy the rights to all your favorite childhoold memories. Then screw them up yourself <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • GrimmGrimm Join Date: 2003-04-13 Member: 15448Members
    I really care much for how companies are jumping on the "retro" bandwagon, reproducing old toys that should have remained in the past. Resurrecting something we thought was really cool as a kid just to screw it up when we're older isn't very cool.
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  • InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Aug 2 2004, 10:23 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Aug 2 2004, 10:23 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-AllUrHiveRBelong2Us+Aug 1 2004, 03:05 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (AllUrHiveRBelong2Us @ Aug 1 2004, 03:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Since Orson Welles will not be in this one, it will obviously be teh sux. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I concur. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Indeed.

    And it will suck even more unless it is Gen1 Transformers.
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  • NecrosisNecrosis The Loquacious Sage Join Date: 2003-08-03 Member: 18828Members, Constellation
    I wouldn't mind, but you think about the tons of stuff which HASN'T been brought back.

    Starcom, for instance. All motorised, no batteries. Centurions, with their Power Xtreme skills and interchangeable parts.

    And then look what we HAVE had resurrected......... Battlestar Galactica, Starsky & Hutch, Thunderbirds.

    Just because a film idea was crap on its own doesn't mean its going to be improved by sticking a trusted name on the front of it. Its like they've being going through a list of poorly conceived films, realising they wouldn't sell, and then going out and buying the rights to a property and cut/paste what you need.
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  • Jim_has_SkillzJim_has_Skillz Join Date: 2003-01-19 Member: 12475Members, Constellation
    Man, I really gotta watch all the Transformers again, it has been so long since my childhood.
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  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    edited August 2004
    Dude, the Centurions OWNED.

    edit: on-topic, here is <a href='http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808512169' target='_blank'>Greg's Preview</a> (at Yahoo Movies, formerly of Upcoming-movies.com).
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  • ShockehShockeh If a packet drops on the web and nobody&#39;s near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Geminosity+Aug 1 2004, 10:38 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Geminosity @ Aug 1 2004, 10:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> You do realise it'll probably be based off transformers armada like the game was right? =P <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    *Cries*

    Criminal.

    It should be G1. G1, damnit!
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  • OmegamanOmegaman Join Date: 2004-01-11 Member: 25239Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-coil+Aug 2 2004, 02:19 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (coil @ Aug 2 2004, 02:19 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Dude, the Centurions OWNED. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    A-FRICKIN-MEN. <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Mr_JeburtOMr_JeburtO Join Date: 2003-08-29 Member: 20340Members
    i hop that if they do the movie about trans.armarda that they use the original voices from the original series. (if people haven't died <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->)
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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    wow... according to that preview coil linkied it's based on gen-1 =o
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  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Yeeeeep. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • NecrosisNecrosis The Loquacious Sage Join Date: 2003-08-03 Member: 18828Members, Constellation
    Nimoy covered some Unicron script, it'd be nice if he came back to do Unicron again.. if he's in.






    I mean come on, who didn't have nightmares after seeing Unicron waste the first planet? Mm, inevitability, and a big killer planet you couldn't escape from. Important lessons to any child.
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  • tommydtommyd Creator of ns_tanith, co_pulse and co_faceoff Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 40Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, NS2 Developer
    Transformers: The Movie is the best movie of all time. Stan Bush + Unicron + Prime/Megatron fight = godlike. there's no way this new movie will even come close (live action WTH?!). at least it's based on G1...
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  • pardzhpardzh Join Date: 2002-10-25 Member: 1601Members
    edited August 2004
    Wait, yay. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Even though it'll probably suck still.
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  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Necrosis+Aug 1 2004, 10:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Necrosis @ Aug 1 2004, 10:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> And then look what we HAVE had resurrected......... Battlestar Galactica, Starsky & Hutch, Thunderbirds. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I don't mind crap stuff being brought up and being re-done. If it becomes good, then...great. Otherwise, it's no big deal. Thunderbirds is and always will be pantastic.

    It's when they resurrect He-Man and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and pantify them that I get angry.
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  • NecrosisNecrosis The Loquacious Sage Join Date: 2003-08-03 Member: 18828Members, Constellation
    I rather liked Thunderbirds. I loved Captain Scarlet more tho, and thankfully Anderson kept the rights to it and is redoing it later this year as a CGI animated series, iirc.
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  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    I'm uninitiated and never even saw the original movie or paid attention to any of the serieseses or anything <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    should I rent the original movie or whatever, or do I have to know all about the series to 'get' the movie?
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